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Monthly climate in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Popondetta features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4308 mm (169.6 inches) and receives 327 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Popondetta enjoys an average of 3108 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea §

The warmest months in Popondetta are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Popondetta experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea §

Popondetta usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 29 rainy days and 515 mm (20.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Popondetta are June, July and August. On average, 248 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 371 (14.6) 467 (18.4) 587 (23.1) 384 (15.1) 292 (11.5) 269 (10.6) 221 (8.7) 256 (10.1) 346 (13.6) 325 (12.8) 299 (11.8) 492 (19.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 28 30 29 27 25 25 26 27 27 27 31

Monthly sunshine hours in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea §

The sunniest months in Popondetta are August, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Popondetta: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 210 241 236 243 269 252 270 282 262 285 273 278
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 7m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 36m 11h 39m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 17m 12h 29m 12h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea §

Popondetta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Popondetta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Popondetta, Papua New Guinea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 16 15 13 11 12 14 15 16 15 15